Certain characteristics are common to images of Buddha: the Victoria & Albert Museum lists 32 'lakshanas' or special bodily features with symbolic meanings. These go beyond physical attributes ...

In the monasteries and villages of the Ladakh region of India, Buddhist lamas (priests) chant sacred texts representing the spirit, philosophy and teachings of the Buddha. The monks wear ritual ...

As part of a collaboration with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the ANA archaeologists discovered ... “Thus, the missing parts of the broken Buddha sculpture are nearly restored to their ...